Chapter 14 of The Musket Boys of Old Boston is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Musket Boys of Old Boston is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil. You couldn't make it in a hundred years." "Never say die, Andy. I shall keep right on trying." "Wasting time.
Chapter 14 of The Musket Boys of Old Boston is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"Never say die, Andy.”
ten 10s
From this reading “You couldn't make it in a hundred years."”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I shall keep right on trying."”
hard to endure
From this reading “I shall keep right on trying."”
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
From this reading “ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.”
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading “"Wasting time.”
a late time of life
From this reading “You couldn't make it in a hundred years."”
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In this reading “You couldn't make it in a hundred years."”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.”
In this reading “"Wasting time.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You couldn't make it in a hundred years."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never say die, Andy.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You couldn't make it in a hundred years."
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Never say die, Andy.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.
ten 10s
From this reading You couldn't make it in a hundred years."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall keep right on trying."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You couldn't make it in a hundred years."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I shall keep right on trying."
engage in
From this reading You couldn't make it in a hundred years."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never say die, Andy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I shall keep right on trying."
express in words
From this reading "Never say die, Andy.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall keep right on trying."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Wasting time.
hard to endure
From this reading I shall keep right on trying."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
From this reading ON BOARD THE VIXEN "Give it up, Phil.
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading "Wasting time.
a late time of life
From this reading You couldn't make it in a hundred years."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You couldn't make it in a hundred years."
Chapter 14 of The Musket Boys of Old Boston by George A. Warren holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 14 holds 113 sentences of The Musket Boys of Old Boston, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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